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General First nameIsidore Frederick
LastnameHellmuth
GenderMale
CountryCanada
Date of birth1854-02-21
Place of birthSherbourne, Quebec, Canada
Date of death1944-02-17
Place of deathAllandale House, Toronto, Canada


About

Adapted from Wikipedia, at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I._F._Hellmuth

Isidore Frederick Hellmuth was born in February 1854 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, the son of Isaac Hellmuth (1819-1901), a native of Warsaw, Poland, who converted from Judaism to Christianity and became second Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Huron, and was also the founder of Huron University College and the University of Western Ontario; and his first wife, Catherine Maria Hellmuth (née Evans; 1814-84).

After receiving his early education in London, Ontario, Isidore Hellmuth studied law at Trinity College, Cambridge, England, and trained for the English bar at the Inner Temple. After returning to Canada, he became a barrister in Toronto. He was a Life Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

In 1874, Hellmuth may have built a court at 148 Front Street, which was the future site of the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club (founded 1876). Though not an original member, Hellmuth joined the club soon after returning to Canada around 1879. In early September 1880, Hellmuth was runner-up to the Englishman Otway Woodhouse in the singles event at a tournament held at Staten Island Cricket Club in New York. This tournament has subsequently been recognised as the precursor to the offical United States Lawn Tennis Championships, which began the following year.

In August 1881, Hellmuth won the singles event at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club’s annual tournament. This event was played in round-robin format and the tournament in question is now recognised as the first edition of the Candian International Championships. Hellmuth was runner-up in the same event at the same tournament in 1882, 1885 and 1886. Together with Charles Hyman, Hellmuth also won the men’s doubles title at the same tournament in 1886.

In 1880, Isidore Hellmuth married Harriet Emily Gamble (1847-1941), the granddaughter of Henry John Boulton, Chief Justice of Newfoundland. Isidore and Harriet Hellmuth had five children together: two sons and three daughters. Isidore Hellmuth died in Allendale, ontario, in February 1944, three days before what would have been his ninetieth birthday.

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Archive statistics Career1880 - 1891
Tournament wins1
Matches37
Match wins29


Tournament wins 1881 - Canadian International Championships ()


Tournaments Canadian International Championships - 1891 Canadian International Championships - 1887 Canadian International Championships - 1886 Canadian International Championships - 1885 Canadian International Championships - 1884 Canadian International Championships - 1883 Canadian International Championships - 1882 Canadian International Championships - 1881 Championships of America - 1880